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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2024

Postbiotics in colorectal cancer: intervention mechanisms and perspectives.

Wei Xie, Yu-Sen Zhong, Xue-Jian Li, You-Kun Kang, Qian-Yu Peng, Hua-Zhong Ying

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei XieKey Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Safety Evaluation, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Yu-Sen ZhongKey Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Safety Evaluation, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Xue-Jian LiKey Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Safety Evaluation, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
You-Kun KangKey Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Safety Evaluation, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Qian-Yu PengKey Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Safety Evaluation, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Hua-Zhong YingKey Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Safety Evaluation, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Hangzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy affecting the gastrointestinal tract worldwide. The etiology and progression of CRC are related to factors such as environmental influences, dietary structure, and genetic susceptibility. Intestinal microbiota can influence the integrity of the intestinal mucosal barrier and modulate intestinal immunity by secreting various metabolites. Dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota can affect the metabolites of the microbial, leading to the accumulation of toxic metabolites, which can trigger chronic inflammation or DNA damage and ultimately lead to cellular carcinogenesis and the development of CRC. Postbiotics are preparations of inanimate microorganisms or their components that are beneficial to the health of the host, with the main components including bacterial components (e.g., exopolysaccharides, teichoic acids, surface layer protein) and metabolites (e.g., short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan metabolite, bile acids, vitamins and enzymes). Compared with traditional probiotics, it has a more stable chemical structure and higher safety. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that postbiotics are involved in regulating intestinal microecology and improving the progression of CRC, which provides new ideas for the prevention and diagnosis of CRC. In this article, we review the changes in intestinal microbiota in different states of the gut and the mechanisms of anti-tumor activity of postbiotic-related components, and discuss the potential significance of postbiotics in the diagnosis and treatment of CRC. This reviews the changes and pathogenesis of intestinal microbiota in the development of CRC, and summarizes the relevant mechanisms of postbiotics in resisting the development of CRC in recent years, as well as the advantages and limitations of postbiotics in the treatment process of CRC.

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colorectal cancerintestinal immunityintestinal microbiotametabolitespostbiotics

Identifiers

PMID38450163
PMCPMC10914944
OpenAlexW4392002361

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